Sensory Play in our nursery
Published 25/10/25
In our Age 2 Nursery at St Thomas More, children explore and learn through fun sensory play, building curiosity and essential skills every day.
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Read MoreYear 2 Explores the Timeline of Jesus’ Birth
Published 25/10/25Year 2 started a new RE unit,using our amazing timeline they learnt about the timeline of Jesus’ birth and its connection to AD and BC.
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Read MoreExploring Oxford With our Travel Guide
Published 25/10/25Year 4 have been busy completing their Guides of Oxford today, considering layout and the features that will make their writing more effective-Some Amazing Guides created!
Read MorePosting Our Way Through the Alphabet!
Published 22/10/25In the Year 2 nursery the children were busy in the literacy area , the children will take part in an alphabet posting activity to help develop their fine motor skills, early phonics awareness, and hand–eye coordination.
Read More🐟🐠Year 6 busy at The Beacon🌊🦀
Published 22/10/25We have enjoyed another busy day here at the Beacon. The weather has been dry and mild and we had a lovely time at the beach this afternoon, making sandcastles, digging, finding fish and crabs, watching people swim in the sea and making memories.
Read MoreInvestigating mass and weight 👩🔬👨🔬
Published 19/10/25
Year 5 have been busy in Science, the children explored how mass and weight are related using Newton meters. They discovered that mass (grams/kilograms) stays the same, while weight (newtons) is the force of gravity acting on an object. It was exciting to see them measure and compare different objects!
Read MoreReady, Steady, Go!
Published 19/10/25We have had a fantastic time exploring movement and coordination by rolling balls and pom-poms down cardboard tubes and drain pipes. The children loved watching how different objects moved at varying speeds and directions, and it sparked lots of curiosity and excitement
Read MoreHarvest Food Bank
Published 19/10/25As a school community, we have lived out this teaching by donating so generously to the North Oxfordshire Community foodbank. As part of our LiveSimply journey, the Year 6 pupils met Brian from the foodbank on Tuesday and helped him to load all of the items we have collected into the van. The children also had time to chat with him and ask him about the work that they do help others.
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Read MoreSports Day 🥇🥈🥉
Published 10/07/25What an amazing day of races, cheers, teamwork, and sunshine! The children gave it their all and showed brilliant sportsmanship throughout.
Well done to everyone who took part,you were all superstars! 🌟
Read More🍕🛷🎳Year 6 Fun Day! 🎳🍕🛷
Published 08/07/25We had a wonderful time on our Year 6 SATs trip today. As the children approach the end of their primary school journey, more special memories have been made.😃
Read MoreY5 visit the Oxfordshire museum
Published 05/07/25What a wonderful time we had yesterday at the Oxfordshire museum. The children really threw themselves into the experience and were absolutely brilliant.
The staff there thought our children were fantastic. I was told how lovely they are and how kind they are to each other. I already know they are amazing, but it’s lovely to hear it from other people too. You should be so proud of them all.
Read MoreRefugee Week
Published 30/06/25The children have taken part in Refugee Week and participated in a range of activities to help them understand more about the challenges people face when they are forced to flee their homes. All classes held a prayer service during the week and linked the teachings of Jesus with actions that we can take to others.
This is another action completed on our whole school journey to achieve the LiveSimply award.
